Glossary LinksWho we are
Barry Foley B.A., Dip. Psychology, M.I.I.T.D.Barry has extensive experience working with individuals, groups and organisations. He studied Family & Organisational Systems for seven years, both with the Irish Group for Systemic Training and the Nowhere Foundation in the U.K. A trained Systemic Facilitator, he wrote a Thesis in 2005, contrasting the Cognitive / Behavioural approach with the Family & Organisational Systemic work of Bert Hellinger. He has studied the Orders of Love with Bert Hellinger, Hunter Beaumont, Carmel Hamill, Judith Hemming and Ty Francis.
How we can help
What do you do when you don’t know what to do?
We all know, at some level, that dysfunction can exist in a family system. But what happens when we experience that dysfunction as an everyday entanglement in our daily lives? Or what if the source of that dysfunction was beyond our everyday awareness? Below the radar, as it were. |
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As children, we are extremely vulnerable. At a very deep level we know this, and to survive we develop personalities that both protect us and make us attractive to others. Thus, as adults, our need to belong can sometimes compromise our ability to see our true selves.
These workshops can help us to understand the connection between, on the one hand, our sense of powerlessness or our fears, and on the other hand, our conscious and sub-conscious awareness of our resulting feelings and our behaviours and how they affect us.
We do this by opening up to the larger truths of the people who have gone before us in our families. Looking at the present and acknowledging “what really is”, instead of staying faithful to our beliefs, heals us at a very deep level and reconnects us with a vital aspect of our being. We are then able to connect with the true essence of our selves.
This work is very experiential and can be quite profound.
"A person's beauty
is sophisticated and sacred,
and is far beyond image,
appearance or personality"
John O'Donohue
What people have said about these workshops
"Brought me to a place of understanding and acceptance I had never been able to get to before"
"Really enjoyed the workshop experience"
"Had a much stronger sense of Husband and Father than I had experienced before"
"I thoroughly enjoyed and gained from the Family Systems Therapy weekend recently"
"Something very profound happened to me when I saw the truth being acknowledged. I feel very blessed to have had this experience"
"For me, I felt so safe in the group throughout the workshop"
"Clarified my values around my children and my importance in their lives"
"This is the first time in my life that I was able to look compassionately at my family, there was a lot of healing in that"
"This work has taken my breath away, it is quite astonishing"
"Gave me a clearer understanding about the sacredness of all humanity"
"I will certainly do more of this work"
"Thank you for taking me to a place where I was afraid to go"
Recommended Reading
Interested in further reading? We have compiled a list of reading material that you may find useful.
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Testimonials"This is the first time in my life that I was able to look compassionately at my family, there was a lot of healing in that" |